2 Samuel 7:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³Nathan replied, “The Lord is with you, so do what you want!”

⁴That night, the Lord told Nathan ⁵to go to David and give him this message:

David, you are my servant, so listen to what I say. Why should you build a temple for me?

2 Samuel 7:3-5

New International Version

³Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind,^(A) go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”

⁴But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:

⁵“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you^(B) the one to build me a house to dwell in?^(C)

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